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submitted 2 years ago by bdonvr to c/[email protected]

https://lemmy.world/comment/3519515

Why do libs always rush to defend abhorrent things with "🤓👆but achtually it's technically not illegal".

And in any case, according to the unanimous vote (sans US and Israel ofc) in the UN every year, the blockade is illegal and a violation of the UN Charter.

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[-] [email protected] 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"America can trade with whoever they want"

IT LITERALLY STOPS COUNTRIES THAT TRADED WITH CUBA FROM TRADING WITH THE USA. IF YOU DOCK A SHIP IN CUBA, THAT SHIP CAN'T BE DOCKED IN THE USA FOR ANOTHER 13 (?) MONTHS, SINCE AMERICA IS THE ECONOMIC CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, THIS EFFECTIVELY BLOCKS CUBA FROM GETTING THINGS IT NEEDS LIKE MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS, WHILE BASICALLY THREATENING TO SABOTAGE THE ECONOMY OF ANYONE WHO TRADES WITH CUBA!!! IT'S NOT JUST AMERICA "NOT WANTING TO TRADE WITH CUBA" AS A "PROTEST" TO CUBA'S "AUTHORITARIANISM". THE EMBARGO HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 60 YEARS AND WAS BASICALLY AMERICA TAKING REVENGE ON CUBA FOR NATIONALIZING ITS SUGAR INDUSTRIES AND REFUSING TO BE A CASINO FOR THE AMERICAN MAFIA. WHERE ARE THESE "LEGALIST" ARGUMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE AMERICAN TORTURE DUNGEONS IN GUANTANAMO BAY, WHICH IS CUBAN SOVEREIGN TERRITORY AND WHICH CUBA HAS REJECTED OUTRIGHT FOR DECADES???? lenin-rage

THE UN HAS VOTED TO END THE EMBARGO FOR 30 YEARS STRAIGHT BUT AMERICA DOESN'T CARE:

THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT SIDES WITH AMERIKKKA ON THIS IS ISNTRAEL AND (KINDA SORTA) UKKKRAINE

[-] bdonvr 24 points 2 years ago

Thanks comrade for your measured and appropriate response.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

spongebob-i-fucking-love YOU'RE WELCOME

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

I can’t understand Ukraine’s position on this. This was their position prior to the invasion too. It must be America simping. Most other European countries, including those that were invaded by Russia and have beef with Russia, support Cuba despite its automatic siding with Russia on every issue.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

This was their position prior to the invasion too.

Ukraine got couped in 2004 first. And that's on top of the already nationalist government from 1991. Shit politics there absolutely did not start with the current war

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Nope. Here's a link. . 2014 was a second coup. I know my history.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Correct comrade, sorry for that.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

lol, even the biggest US simps in Europe like Germany, Finland and TERF Island voted to end the embargo though.

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